** BST Warning - Brandon Brown **

[nolemmings]

Barry, you're right--reneging is a bad thing. BTW, oral contracts are certainly enforceable, so long as they do not run afoul of the statute of frauds (concerning certain specific types of contracts). Jamie is similarly incorrect to assert that claims for breach of oral contract almost never prevail; in fact, they are often successful, you just need to prove your elements.

Here we not only have an enforceable contract, we have an admission of its breach. The material terms are also available to see in "writing"--emails in this case. As for damages, they could be measured in a few ways, oftentimes by the difference in what you had to pay to receive the cards elsewhere minus the contract price here. If scarce or unique enough, you could even get an order of specific performance--requiring seller to provide the cards he agreed to sell. In sum, there is an enforceable contract, and it was breached. The only issue of whether it is actionable is whether and what damages were sustained.

[shammus]

"...if you want to ban me now, too, then whatever..."

Well, ok then.

[calvindog]

Ok, that was funny.

[V117collector]

Originally Posted by shammus

"...if you want to ban me now, too, then whatever..."

Well, ok then.

Two members being banned for basically nothing, wow what's next? <-- now that's childish.

[iggyman]

Originally Posted by V117collector

Two members being banned for basically nothing, wow what's next? <-- now that's childish.

Careful, Brad. Please try not to upset the wise ones. You might be next!

Lovely Day...

[Rich Klein]

Brian's only mistake in this was that he did not sign his last name (and perhaps in the future all moderators must make sure their full name is listed for them -- or something close)

Brandon admitted his plight; realized he was wrong; accepted his punishment like a man. BTW -- this only affects his BST privledges, if he wishes from what I saw, he can still post on these boards.

Would you rather this board become like the PSA boards where threads go poof, many times for no reason at all?

Here's a case where complaints were made about how someone did business; he owns up to his mistakes; takes his medicine and moves on. How much easier does a thread have to be. What did I miss?

Rich

[Jim VB]

Brian,

I'm now so mad about this that if you want to ban Lichtman, go right ahead!

[Browncow75]

Come on guys!
Lets be civil here! At this juncture, I am the only one affected by my ban...suspension...booting....outing....whatever you want to call it. I know the reason for it, and it wasnt my first rodeo...It happened before for basically the same reason. Im a big boy, and I can live with the consequences of my actrions. Even though I may not agree completely in the manner it was made public, it was the way that [U]all 4[U] moderators decided should be handled, and I have to respect that. I, like all of us here, am bound to a certain code of conduct, be it written or inferred. I neglected my responsibilty with my actions and will accept their decision as I would with anyone who is in a position of authority. Afterall, if it werent for Leon and Brian's (and Im sure alot of other people) hard work to create and maintain this site, there wouldnt be anything here for us to be arguing about! So I say, as far as Im concerned, its done and overwith. Should Leon and the other mods decide to reinstate me at some point, I will ask that a thread be started, to gauge reaction to my being reinstated. That way I will know whether or not it will even be necessary, since after all this, alot of the sellers on the BST may not want to sell to me anymore even if Im allowed back, so it may end up a moot point. So please...lets get on with our lives. I appreciate everyones' input on the situation, but so long as all of you continue to handle yourseves in a calm and professional manner, everything and everyone will be....cooool.

[Reginald Marsh]

I'm in shock that this thread is still going.

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

Barry, you're right--reneging is a bad thing. BTW, oral contracts are certainly enforceable, so long as they do not run afoul of the statute of frauds (concerning certain specific types of contracts). Jamie is similarly incorrect to assert that claims for breach of oral contract almost never prevail; in fact, they are often successful, you just need to prove your elements.

Here we not only have an enforceable contract, we have an admission of its breach. The material terms are also available to see in "writing"--emails in this case. As for damages, they could be measured in a few ways, oftentimes by the difference in what you had to pay to receive the cards elsewhere minus the contract price here. If scarce or unique enough, you could even get an order of specific performance--requiring seller to provide the cards he agreed to sell. In sum, there is an enforceable contract, and it was breached. The only issue of whether it is actionable is whether and what damages were sustained.

Thank God - someone who speaks out of the front hole and not the back hole...nice summary, Todd!

Thought I'd add that I did a BST transaction with our mod, shammus (Brian), and it went...swimmingly! He is a gentleman, stand-up guy, and exactly what you hope for when you send money to someone in a BST transaction.

I thank all the mods for policing the BST - I've done a bunch of smooth purchases there, and I want that to continue.

Cheers,
Blair